European Works Council Seminar in Paris explores corporate social responsibility Participants from all transport sectors gathered in Paris to discuss concrete examples of EWC work and explore the possibility that CSR reports could be a useful tool for EWCs. Event 14 May 2019
Svitzer workers strike in The Netherlands – their fight is our fight! Despite the actions undertaken in the recent days, the Svitzer workers from The Netherlands are forced to strike today since the company refuses to have meaningful negotiations on legitime pay rise and better conditions for tug workers. News 30 Apr 2019
Saying no to exploitation in river cruise. Our message reaches the media. Swiss TV cover the ETF/Nautilus action of 25 March 2019 News 29 Apr 2019
COMPETING: April 2019 Newsletter The COMPETING project aims to improve recognition of professional qualitfications in the inland waterways sector. Check out this newsletter with the latest updates. News 26 Apr 2019
Solidarity to Dutch colleagues! The ETF Tug Committee expresses its solidarity to the Dutch colleagues fighting for better conditions in Svitzer. News 10 Apr 2019
TASCS Final Report The “Towards A Sustainable Crewing System” (TASCS) project is concluded and its Final Report is available in English, French, German and Dutch. Publication 3 Apr 2019
Switzerland: fighting for a fair visa policy for river cruise crews! ETF and Nautilus carried out action in Basel to demand fair conditions for workers in the booming river cruise business. Event 26 Mar 2019
European Tug workers show solidarity to their colleagues from Panama International solidarity works! News 21 Mar 2019
Tug workers meet in London. Let’s fight together for fair conditions! Participants from 10 countries meet to talk about the challenges facing the tug sector and its workers. We committed to further cooperation and also discussed future dialogue with representatives of tug industry employers. Event 21 Mar 2019